Side-by-Side Comparison of Clemson University

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	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The University of Alabama	Auburn University	University of Alaska Fairbanks	University of Arkansas	Clemson University
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Auburn, Alabama	Fairbanks, Alaska	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Clemson, South Carolina
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	89.0%	93.0%	68.0%	87.0%	94.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	88.5%	78.9%	71.2%	64.7%	82.7%	49.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $80
SAT range	1173 - 1388	1070 - 1370	N/A	1110 - 1360	1050 - 1220	1220 - 1420
ACT range	23 - 30	21 - 31	N/A	17 - 27	21 - 28	27 - 32
Students submitting SAT score	7.0%	17.0%		12.0%	26.0%	40.0%
Students submitting ACT score	65.0%	63.0%		16.0%	78.0%	30.0%
Total number of applicants	11,906	42,421	27,619	1,402	21,462	47,007
Total number of admissions given out	10,541	33,472	19,660	907	17,743	23,138
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,415	7,593	5,311	678	6,065	4,593
Yield rate	22.9%	22.7%	27.0%	74.8%	34.2%	19.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,630 Out of state: $39,462	In state: $31,024 Out of state: $50,494	In state: $33,650 Out of state: $53,810	In state: $25,548 Out of state: $39,684	In state: $26,978 Out of state: $43,794	In state: $34,164 Out of state: $57,156
Average net price	$16,990	$21,263	$23,873	$9,379	$15,218	$23,732
Tuition	In state: $8,568 Out of state: $20,400	In state: $10,780 Out of state: $30,250	In state: $10,080 Out of state: $30,240	In state: $5,616 Out of state: $19,200	In state: $7,666 Out of state: $24,482	In state: $14,118 Out of state: $37,110
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,767 Meal plan: $4,540	Room/dormitory: $5,900 Meal plan: $4,234	Room/dormitory: $8,892 Meal plan: $5,704	Room/dormitory: $5,150 Meal plan: $5,390	Room/dormitory: $7,744 Meal plan: $4,198	Room/dormitory: $7,808 Meal plan: $4,426
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $10,940	76.0% Average amount $16,363	69.0% Average amount $10,448	90.0% Average amount $8,808	65.0% Average amount $8,362	81.0% Average amount $9,699
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,208	37.0% Average amount $5,221	27.0% Average amount $5,232	21.0% Average amount $5,312	38.0% Average amount $5,442	41.0% Average amount $5,281
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $14,247	9.0% Average amount $23,617	5.0% Average amount $24,894	2.0% Average amount $13,596	6.0% Average amount $16,058	9.0% Average amount $21,664
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	13,547 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	31,685 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	24,931 Men 50.5% Women 49.5%	5,844 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	24,265 Men 44.1% Women 55.9%	21,653 Men 48.8% Women 51.2%
Graduate students	8,742 Men 34.1% Women 65.9%	6,631 Men 36.9% Women 63.1%	6,595 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%	982 Men 38.7% Women 61.3%	4,803 Men 46.6% Women 53.4%	5,688 Men 46.8% Women 53.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Very Low	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	16.8%	62.2%	43.6%	17.1%	56.6%	48.4%
International students	5.0%	3.0%	7.0%	2.4%	4.1%	4.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,480	9,385	4,823	1,554	6,232	7,800
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Florida	Alabama Georgia Illinois Texas Tennessee	Alabama Georgia Florida Tennessee Texas	Alaska Washington California Oregon Florida	Arkansas Texas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas	South Carolina North Carolina Georgia New Jersey New York
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering	Health Professions Business Engineering Family and Consumer Sciences Education	Engineering Education Health Professions Business Agriculture	Business Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Engineering	Engineering Education Health Professions Business Engineering Technologies	Engineering Business Education Health Professions Agriculture
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	19:1	20:1	12:1	19:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.4%	72.2%	80.9%	38.4%	69.7%	85.5%
Dropout rate	16.5%	7.7%	4.4%	39.6%	28.4%	2.3%
Transferred out	17.9%	18.8%	13.0%	18.1%	N/A	11.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $158,993 Year 2: $169,894 Year 3: $175,573 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $100,128 Year 2: $111,769 Year 3: $139,245 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $117,171 Year 2: $130,034 Year 3: $128,873 Systems Science and Theory (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,948 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $123,089 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,176 Year 2: $96,457 Year 3: $107,084 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,582 Year 2: $99,737 Year 3: $105,689 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,298 Year 2: $89,564 Year 3: $99,770 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,552 Year 2: $95,215 Year 3: $98,530 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,497 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $94,486 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,743 Year 2: $88,820 Year 3: $90,200	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $104,741 Year 2: $119,061 Year 3: $121,674 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,175 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $101,082 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,913 Year 2: $80,004 Year 3: $96,574 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,715 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $89,742 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,858 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $83,044 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,725 Year 2: $75,832 Year 3: $82,831 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $75,975 Year 2: $75,921 Year 3: $82,382 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,535 Year 2: $90,412 Year 3: $81,427 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,760 Year 2: $65,281 Year 3: $76,647 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $62,913 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $76,479	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $109,330 Year 2: $119,954 Year 3: $122,981 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $106,330 Year 2: $114,892 Year 3: $119,917 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,962 Year 2: $93,520 Year 3: $96,107 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $80,045 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $94,852 Architectural Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,488 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $86,080 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,285 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $83,134 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,127 Year 2: $68,778 Year 3: $77,684 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,274 Year 2: $65,753 Year 3: $75,817 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,558 Year 2: $65,170 Year 3: $75,401 Real Estate Development (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $74,364	Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $75,889 Year 3: $89,097 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,843 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $79,303 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,735 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $73,558 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $62,935 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,188 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $53,812 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,355 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $44,672 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $33,666 Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $43,923 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,119 Year 3: $34,458 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,635 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $32,564 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,241 Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: $32,435	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $122,450 Year 2: $106,421 Year 3: $123,792 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,048 Year 2: $71,854 Year 3: $82,519 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,784 Year 2: $69,079 Year 3: $80,036 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,033 Year 2: $78,343 Year 3: $78,844 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,024 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $75,031 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,436 Year 2: $68,778 Year 3: $74,432 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,594 Year 2: $69,524 Year 3: $73,914 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,595 Year 2: $62,463 Year 3: $72,333 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $53,737 Year 2: $58,479 Year 3: $68,196 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,418 Year 2: $50,606 Year 3: $66,051	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,776 Year 2: $90,762 Year 3: $98,373 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,762 Year 2: $69,079 Year 3: $82,921 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,898 Year 2: $74,262 Year 3: $80,104 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,368 Year 2: $74,721 Year 3: $78,362 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,182 Year 2: $68,592 Year 3: $76,236 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,048 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $76,070 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,632 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $74,017 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,398 Year 2: $66,673 Year 3: $73,905 Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,136 Year 2: $66,206 Year 3: $73,720 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,228 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $73,643

Side-by-Side Comparison of Clemson University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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University of Arkansas

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